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Orcutt Mineral Society, Inc. Volume LII, Issue 9 The Pres Box—Sept 2018 Sylvia Nasholm, OMS President We did it. That was one great show we put on. I want to thank each and every one of you that helped make it the success that it was. In parcular, I want to thank Sharon Duncan for her work. Geng all the dealers lined up is not an easy task. Each of them has to be interviewed to discover what they are bringing, where they will best fit and even those that come year aſter year need to confirm that the vehicle they are bringing is the same length so that it sll fits in their favorite spot, how many are coming, their names (for name tags), whether the goods they are bringing would fit beer inside than out, is there room for them, do they need to be put farther out because they now have to run a generator. Security needs to be arranged, arrangements for trash to be emped at the end of each day (Von Achens), port-a-poes ordered, last minute cancellaons/addions, a list for those on standby to get into the show/hall. The enormity of keeping all these people happy and coming back year aſter year is me consuming. The contract leers to send out, the welcome leers/packets to arrange, interfacing with the school, asking for contribuons for the Treasure Chest, lining up Demonstrators, and this year she added the BBQ to her list of dues. No easy task finding one that was familiar with the site and comfortable in pung out a quality meal for a very good price. Making sure there were enough tables and chairs outside for Thursday night dinner and Saturdays BBQ. Once all this is arranged, she was sll handling all the pesky lile problems that pop up all weekend long and running a B&B for the needy. All of this and more handled with a smile for everyone and looking good to boot! In a nutshell, it could not have been done without her and I thank her from the boom of my heart. The Thursday night Pizza Party was delicious again, including the salad that Jeanne and Jan beef up with extra goodies each me. Thank you both for taking care of treang all who come to sell and all those who make it possible for them to do so! Hospitality rocked (Yea!!! Sally and crew), the Treasure Chest (Wayne) was great, the Childrens Booth (Bill Brown) was rocking and cracking all weekend long, and the pie booth sold out (Yeah Cocos). From signs up, cases cleaned and hauled (Stan Ferguson), equipment hauled and set out, electrical & sound (Wes & crew), then take it all down and put it away for next year. For all of this and more, I am humbled and I thank you. And God Bless our strong young helpers!!! I will ask for a Nominang Chairperson and Commiee for next years Officers during our September meeng. I want all of you to consider running for Office and filling in on Commiees for the next President. If this Club is to connue, there needs to be parcipaon from as many of us that

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Orcutt Minera l Society, Inc .

Volume LII, Issue 9

The Pres Box—Sept 2018 Sylvia Nasholm, OMS President

We did it. That was one great

show we put on. I want to thank

each and every one of you that

helped make it the success that it

was. In particular, I want to thank Sharon Duncan

for her work. Getting all the dealers lined up is not

an easy task. Each of them has to be interviewed

to discover what they are bringing, where they will

best fit and even those that come year after year

need to confirm that the vehicle they are bringing

is the same length so that it still fits in their favorite

spot, how many are coming, their names (for name

tags), whether the goods they are bringing would

fit better inside than out, is there room for them,

do they need to be put farther out because they

now have to run a generator. Security needs to be

arranged, arrangements for trash to be emptied at

the end of each day (Von Achens), port-a-potties

ordered, last minute cancellations/additions, a list

for those on standby to get into the show/hall. The

enormity of keeping all these people happy and

coming back year after year is time consuming.

The contract letters to send out, the welcome

letters/packets to arrange, interfacing with the

school, asking for contributions for the Treasure

Chest, lining up Demonstrators, and this year she

added the BBQ to her list of duties. No easy task

finding one that was familiar with the site and

comfortable in putting out a quality meal for a very

good price. Making sure there were enough tables

and chairs outside for Thursday night dinner and

Saturday’s BBQ. Once all this is arranged, she was

still handling all the pesky little problems that pop

up all weekend long and running a B&B for the

needy. All of this and more handled with a smile for

everyone and looking good to boot! In a nutshell, it

could not have been done without her and I thank

her from the bottom of my heart.

The Thursday night Pizza Party was delicious again,

including the salad that Jeanne and Jan beef up with

extra goodies each time. Thank you both for taking

care of treating all who come to sell and all those

who make it possible for them to do so!

Hospitality rocked (Yea!!! Sally and crew), the

Treasure Chest (Wayne) was great, the Children’s

Booth (Bill Brown) was rocking and cracking all

weekend long, and the pie booth sold out (Yeah

Cocos).

From signs up, cases cleaned and hauled (Stan

Ferguson), equipment hauled and set out, electrical

& sound (Wes & crew), then take it all down and

put it away for next year. For all of this and more, I

am humbled and I thank you. And God Bless our

strong young helpers!!!

I will ask for a Nominating Chairperson and

Committee for next year’s Officers during our

September meeting. I want all of you to consider

running for Office and filling in on Committees for

the next President. If this Club is to continue, there

needs to be participation from as many of us that

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can manage it. Every job has a mentor that has

worked it before who will be happy to enlighten and

help you take on a new task. I invite you all to

spread your wings and try something new!

A chance flyer left on a table in the OASIS Meeting

Room led to the program for our August Meeting. I

had asked Russ McGlenn to design a talk that

covered his Dinosaur Dig in South Dakota and the

type of rocks that could be found around the site; a

little something for our fossil lovers and a little for

our Rockhounds. I enjoyed the talk and was

particularly impressed by the fact that he did not sell

the bones that were found. Those were left for the

Rancher to keep or sell. His sole motivation for the

organized digs was his passion to dig and teach

others how to dig properly and with care. I was very

impressed by the generosity of spirit this shows. I

must admit, while I cannot say I was surprised, I was

disappointed in the lack of exciting rocks to be found

in the area. I was holding out a tiny hope there

might have been a little more bling! Oh well.

Our September Board meeting is on the 4th.

Highway cleanup is on September 15th. Our General

meeting is on September 11th and I am looking

forward to Wes’ show wrap! The Display is Show

Treasures or anything and pie is on the menu

provided by The Azevados, Jan Ferguson, Margaret

Henson and Wayne Mills.

Sylvia

Paul Dominic Berthelot III

1947—2018

Sadly we announce the passing of Paul Berthelot.

Paul and his wife Sandy joined the Orcutt Mineral

Society in 1998 and were very active in OMS, it’s

activites and the annual Rainbow of Gem show.

Paul contributed numerous poems and stories to

the Ore-Cutts. Paul and Sandy were married for 43

years when she passed in 2017. Paul missed Sandy

so very much after her passing and it is a comfort

that they are together again.

Graveside services for Paul will be Saturday,

September 8, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the new Santa

Maria Cemetery. Paul will be buried next to his

beloved Sandy.

Do not mourn or think that I am forever gone,

I am not far away.

I am the voice in the summer wind and

The stillness of a snowfall on winter eve;

I am the candle’s light on a magic night,

I am the laughter in the rain drops and

The sunshine smile of a sunny day.

No, do not mourn of think that I am forever gone,

My love and I are with you always.

-Paul Berthelot

Paul and Sandy Berthelot at the 2015 Rainbow of Gems Show

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Greetings & Congratulations go out to our members

who are having birthdays and anniversaries this

month:

Birthdays

Sharon Duncan 9/3

Marshall Reeves 9/6

Dyanna Cridelich 9/16

Peter Dettelis 9/30

Joseph Martinez 9/30

Anniversaries

Dee Dee & Aldo Magri 9/16

Birthday’s & Anniversaries

Ol’ Jack By Paul Berthelot

Reprinted from April 2013 Ore-Cutts

AFMS 2014 7th Place Award in Adult Poetry

You’ve heard the story of Sweet Betsy from Pike

How she an’ her husband took a long hike,

Well, what about the rockiest rockhound

with a pick and rock sack,

Have you heard of the rascal who’s called Ol’ Jack?

Now nobody knows where Jack called home

And far as he cared it might as well be Nome, Ya’see,

he wuz a feller who liked to wander an’ roam

Lookin’ for a rock pile where he could

“hunker down like a gnome”.

Yessir, Ol’ Jack liked his rocks

an’ he knew them all by rote

An’ his “secrets” he logged in a handbook of notes

He was a quick minded ol’ poke

who spoke in riddles an’ rings

An’ if he didn’t know somethin’,

why he’d just make up th’ whole thing!

Now, th’ stories he told wuz chock full of bull

and a bit o’ wild lace

An’ whenever he told ‘em his eyes’d start twinklin’ in

his grizzly ol’ face;

“Once” says he “I smelt a rock just north

of this ol’ dirt road

An’ t’git there I had to ketch an’ ride

a wrinkled old granddaddy toad!”

Yessir, Ol’ Jack wuz a character, a right crazy ol’ coot

{An’ it ain't only owls who can holler ‘n’ hoot},

A western picture o’ th’ Pied Piper

he wuz in his ‘duds an’ his frills’

An’, y’know, those silly ol’ rocks

plumb foller’d him all over th’ hills.

Once I went rocking with him

to see if his blarney wuz a tad full

An’ I never see’d such a curious sight afore

that I laughed like a bull,

‘Cause there stood Ol’ Jack

with a funny look on his mangy ol’ face

With his scrawny ol’ body jigglin’ and twitchin’

at a furious pace!

Well, now that I think on it I got to admit,

though reluctant I confess

Ol’ Jack wuz a gen’ine article;

Yessir, the best in the west,

An’ Sweet Betsy,

why, she wuz nothin’ compared to Ol’ Jack

Th’ rockiest rockhound I know’d with a pick an’

baggy rock sack.

How to Make Edible Geodes

Geodes can be stunning jaw dropping

rocks when cracked open, but did

you know that it is possible to

make edible geode-looking candy?

This looks like a fun and easy treat to

make and show-off. It’s not a quick project with a

two day wait for the crystals to form, but each step

seems fairly simple in itself. This looks like

something fun to do with an older kid, but definitely

any age child or adult would enjoy getting to admire

and eat the “geode”. There are written instructions

http://www.howtocookthat.net/public_html/rock-

candy-geodes-recipe/ and a short information

youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=T7S3axBiCKQ

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The Day I Discovered the Giant’s

Marbles By Paul Berthelot

Originally printed December 2009 Ore-Cutts

It happened while I was on holiday in New Zealand;

~ rather ~ on a “working sabbatical”. The wife was

shopping at some of Moeraki’s more trendy

Shoppe’s and I was taking advantage of her absence

~ although I certainly would notice the repercussions

of her excursion at a later date.

As I had some free time, and the wife otherwise was

occupied, I hired a guide for an afternoon hike along

some of the country’s more rugged countryside. I

must note that anybody who knows me realizes how

“rugged” I actually am and no doubt would find such

a euphemism hilarious. Be that as it may, my guide

and I set out to see what would turn up.

We were walking along New Zealand’s Otago

coastline when I observed some large round objects

in the distance. As we drew near and I could more

clearly see what I had glimpsed earlier I thought I

was dreaming, or at least had lost what little

common sense I had left. “Look!” I said to my guide.

“Middle Earth really existed. Don’t you see the

giant’s marbles? Mr Tolkien was spot on.”

Laughing quietly my guide assured me giants

weren't found in New Zealand and he told me the

objects weren’t “marbles”, they were boulders. Since

he was a Scotsman “born & bred” I’ve no doubt he

found me a “wee bit daft”, but, at least, he wasn’t

rude enough to say so.

“Well, if they aren’t giant’s marbles, what are they?”

I tried humoring him as I was certain he wouldn’t

recognize a giant’s marble if he fell over one or was

hit on the head with it. Scotsmen are so sensible…

My guide began by telling me the “marbles” were

much older than one would think possible. “Laddie,”

he said in his gentle burr, “these stone boulders are

verrrry old. Aye, they’re much older than your giants.

And since they weigh several tons & some measure

up to three metres in diameter, it would take a

prodigious giant to lift them.”

A cloud of doubt crossed my mind but I managed to

keep my mouth from rambling. “Oh,” I muttered

quietly. Obviously my guide was too practical to

even believe in giants. To deny that giants existed

was to court a fate worse than death or so I’d been

told when a youngster.

My guide continued his geology lesson, he said these

were New Zealand’s Moeraki Boulders which had

been sketched by Mr Mantell in 1848 when they

were more numerous than today. What’s more, he

said, scientists determined they were formed during

the Paleocene some 60-65 million years ago on an

ancient seabed. Calcium and carbonates crystallized

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OMS Calendar

September 2018 October 2018

Tues, Sept 4 7 to 8 pm

OMS Board Meeting, Nipomo Chamber of Commerce meeting room 239 W Tefft St, Nipomo, CA All members are welcome at this meeting

Tues, Oct 2 7 to 8 pm

OMS Board Meeting, Nipomo Chamber of Commerce meeting room 239 W Tefft St, Nipomo, CA All members are welcome at this meeting

Sat, Sept 8 10 am

Graveside Services for Paul Berthelot Santa Maria Cemetery—New Area South West Corner of E Battles Rd and S College Dr

Tues, Oct 9 7 to 9 pm

General Meeting: Luis Oasis Senior Center 420 Soares Av, Santa Maria, CA Program: Wayne Mills trip to Brasil Display: Favorite self-collected rocks Refreshments: Cakes to be brought by the Azevedos, Sylvia Nasholm, Jeannie Watkins and Alexis VanNatta

Tues, Sept 11 7 to 9 pm

General Meeting at Luis Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Av, Santa Maria, CA Program: Wes Lingerfelt Show Wrap-up Display: Your Treasures from the Show or collection Refreshments: Pies to be brought by the Azevados, Jan Ferguson, Margaret Henson and Wayne Mills

Sat, Oct 27 8:30 am

OMS Monthly Breakfast: Country Kitchen, Arroyo Grande 775 El Camino, Arroyo Grande

Sat, Sept 15 8 am

Highway Clean-up: Southeast Corner Hwy 101/166 East

Sat, Sept 22 8:30 am

OMS Monthly Breakfast: Country Kitchen, Santa Maria 1701 N. Broadway St, Santa Maria

in a process similar to a pearl and the boulders could

have taken as long as four million years to form. The

mudstones simply weathered out of that seabed

along this stretch of the New Zealand coast

beginning about 15 million years ago.

Needless to say I was impressed at my guide’s

knowledge. But, I also thought he probably was

making it up. After all, my wife constantly made up

stories to explain her obsession with sparklies. I’d

seen the havoc an obsession could cause first hand...

knowledge confirmed by my readings in the

“Antiquarian’s Olde Philosophie.” Why couldn’t my

guide do the same? Seemed logical to me.

“One final point”, my guide said. “You're not

completely wrong about the Moeraki’s connection

with folklore. The Maori believe the boulders are the

remains of calabashes, kumaras and eel baskets that

washed ashore after the Araiteuru, a legendary

canoe, wrecked at Shag Point.”

Hmmmm,” I thought out loud. “Seems like they’re

giant’s marbles after all. Didn’t the Maori’s live there

around the same time?”

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Reprinted from Snippets May 2017 Issue 469 from the Gold Coast Lapidary Club Inc.

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Upcoming Shows Information from

http://www.cfmsinc.org/shows/cfmsshow.htm

September 15 - 16: CHICO, CA

Feather River Lapidary & Mineral Society & The 79th

CFMS Convention

Website: www.featherriverrocks.org

September 22 - 23: LODI, CA

Stockton Lapidary & Mineral Club

Website: www.stocktonlapidary.com

September 15 - 16: MONTERY, CA

Carmel Valley Gem & Mineral Society

Website: www.cvgms.rocks

October 6: BORON, CA

Mojave Mineralogical Society

Boron Community Center, 26998 John Street

September 15 - 16: REDWOOD CITY, CA

Sequoia Gem & Mineral Society

Website: www.sequoiagemandmineralsociety.org

October 20 - 21: WHITTIER, CA

Whittier Gem & Mineral Society

Website: www.wgmsca.com

Petrified Wood Find-A-Word Puzzle

Find the words on the word list in the puzzle grid below. Words maybe found forwards or backwards either

horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

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I Q O H Y F T S A E L Q O R A R M I E B Z W R A

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WORD LIST AGATIZED ARIZONA

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President Sylvia Nasholm called the meeting to order at

7:00 pm. Board members present were Wayne Mills,

Dyanna Cridelich, Debbie Hood. Bill Brown, and Jan

Ferguson. Absent were Sally Griffith, Dick Bazell and

Jeanne Watkins. Guests were Sharon Duncan, Elisabeth

Nybo and Katherine Nybo.

Minutes: Minutes from the last Board meeting were

read by Debbie Hood. Minutes accepted as read.

Treasurer’s report: Jan Ferguson passed out the

Treasurer’s report and the Gem Show Statistics. We did

really well in our show. Wayne turned in $1269 for the

Treasurer Chest, only $30 difference from last year.

Correspondence: We received a July newsletter from the

Santa Lucia Rockhounds, 2 Gem Faire postcards, a note

from Comcast, an appeal from Salvation Army, a

computer bundle from Infinity.

Committee Reports:

Bulletin: The Bulletin is out. It is beautiful as always.

Refreshments: Dally said that we will have cookies in

August. Thank you to Truman Burgess, Sharon Duncan,

Debbie Hood and Don Nasholm. Jeanne Watkins will

bring fruit.

CFMS: Wayne Mills has made reservations to go to CFMS

in September. Renee was planning on going as well.

Donations are still being requested for the CFMS

fundraiser on September 15th and 16th, in Chico, CA.

Contact Sharon Rogow who is in charge of donations.

PO Box 35078, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89133-5078.

There are some proposed CFMS bylaw changes that have

stimulated discussion in the Board. Sylvia Nasholm and

Wes Lingerfelt have made suggestions regarding them.

Membership: Dyanna Cridelich is contacting some

prospective new members that expressed interest at the

Gem Show.

Field Trips: The GEM SHOW was our field trip.

Highway Cleanup: Our next Highway cleanup will be

held on the second Saturday in September at 8:00am,

September 8, 2018. Members will meet on the

Southeast corner of Highways 101 and 166 East. EDITOR

NOTE: This has been change to September 15, 2008.

Breakfast: We will meet on August 26th at the

Hometown Buffet in Santa Maria at 8:30 a.m.

Education: Wayne Mills will be giving a talk at the SLO

club on September 4th and will miss our board meeting.

The Boy Scouts in Santa Maria have expressed interest in

giving their scouts Rock merit badges. Elisabeth Nybo

will look into what is required to do this.

Library: Alexis Van Natta and Dyanna Cridelich will be

taking the display down at the Santa Maria Library on

August 31st. This gives us a little more time to educate

the public.

Sunshine: Paul Berthelot is down at USC recovering from

surgery. Alexis Van Natta is recovering from hand

surgery.

Scholarship: None yet

Show. The Rock Splitter was a great success at the Gem

Show. Wayne Mills took it to John Von Achen, who

sharpened the blades and it was good to go. We went

through 80 pounds of geodes.

NRA stapled a sign for their upcoming event onto our

Gem Show sign. Elaine Von Achen saw this happen, took

it down and gave it to Sylvia..

The show was well received with only a few incidents.

Everyone likes the food and was pretty happy.

Comments about the geode smashing, the food truck,

Wayne’s maps and kiosk, the treasure chest were all

positive. All the people who helped us, Nick, the janitor,

Orcutt Mineral Society Board Meeting

Nipomo Chamber of Commerce Office

Nipomo, CA

August 7, 2018

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Susanna, Casey, the night watchman, our hired helpers

and Gage and his brother were excellent. Sylvia

suggested looking into having an outside group put on

the show next year and will research it. The Hanford

show in September is organized by an outside group.

New Business:

Tara just went to the British Royal Museum in London

England. She has agreed to give a talk about her

experiences in November.

Our August Speaker is Russ McGlenn

President Sylvia Nasholm adjourned the meeting at

8:30p.m.

Respectfully submitted:

Dyanna Cridelich, Secretary, OMS

Orcutt Mineral Society General Meeting

Oasis Senior Center, Orcutt, CA

August 14, 2018

President, Sylvia Nasholm, called the meeting to order at

7:00 pm.

Mike Henson gave the invocation.

Wayne Mills gave the flag salute.

Greetings to members and guests: 28 members present

and 5 guests. Guests are Warren Wall, Scott Smith,

Arthur Quiroz, Bruce Nybo and Sherry Gunderson.

Due to the distance travelled by our speakers and guests,

we voted on a meeting order change. We proposed that

the program be presented first and the general meeting

afterward. Wayne Mills made the motion, Sally Griffith

seconded the motion. Motion carried.

The Program for August was presented by Russ McGlenn.

He gave a talk on his Fossil Dig in South Dakota and the

rocks around his area.

Refreshments: Sally Griffith said that tonight is cookie

night. Many thanks to Truman Burgess, Sharon Duncan,

Debbie Hood and Don Nasholm. Jeanne Watkins will

bring fruit.

Minutes: Minutes for the August Board Meeting were

read by Dyanna Cridelich. Minutes were accepted as

corrected.

Treasurer’s report: Jeanne Watkins gave the Treasurer’s

report. We are doing really well. The report does not

include the show statistics. This will come next month

when all the bills are in. Reports are available to those

who want them.

Correspondence: Nothing new

Committee Reports:

Annual December Luncheon: Too soon to report.

Bulletin: Outstanding! Love the articles. Please submit

any rock related article to Elisabeth Nybo.

CFMS: Donations are requested for a CFMS fundraiser on

September 15th and 16th, in Chico, CA. Contact Sharon

Rogow, who is in charge of donations. PO Box 35078, Las

Vegas, Nevada, 89133-5078. Bylaw changes are

underway. Wayne has set reservations for the meeting.

Renee is also intending on going.

Membership: Dyanna Cridelich is contacting some

prospective members from our gem show.

Sunshine: Paul Berthelot is down at USC recovering from

surgery. Alexis Van Natta is recovering from hand

surgery. Katherine Nybo is recovering from knee surgery.

Field Trips: The GEM SHOW was our field trip for August.

Highway Cleanup: Our next Highway Cleanup will be on

Saturday, September 8th. Meet at 8:00am on the

Southeast corner of Highways 166 and 101.

Education: Wayne Mills will be giving a talk to the SLO

Club on September 4th.

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2018 OMS Officers

President Sylvia Nasholm (805) 481-0923

President-Elect Vacant

Secretary Dyanna Cridelich (805) 937-4347

Treasurer Jeanne Watkins

Brown (805) 481-1811

Imm. Past Pres. Wayne Mills (805) 481-3495

2018 OMS Board Members

Dick Bazzell (805) 736-5033

Bill Brown (805) 481-1811

Jan Ferguson (805) 474-9977

Sally Griffith (805) 928-6848

Debbie Hood (805) 481-6860

CFMS Federation Director

Renea Sutcliffe (805) 929-2783

OMS Membership: $24 for Individual, $34 per couple,

$5 Each Additional Family Member, $5 for Juniors under

age of 18. One-time $10 initiation fee for new

members.

OMS Membership Chairperson: Dyanna Cridelich (805)

937-4347

OMS Webmaster: Bill Brown (805) 481-1811

Check out our OMS web site at: http://www.omsinc.org

or send e-mail to: [email protected]

Ore-Cutts Editor/Publisher: Elisabeth Nybo

[email protected]

Copyright 2018 Orcutt Mineral Society Material in this

newsletter June be duplicated provided that credit is

given this publication and the author(s). For commercial

use, the individual author(s) must be contacted. Editor

may be contacted c/o OMS, P.O. Box 106, Santa Maria,

Ca. 93456-0106, or via OMS web site http://

www.omsinc.org

Scholarship: Nothing right now.

Property: We didn’t finish the locker cleanup. We need

to discuss sales to members of our unwanted items. We

will need to keep 4 roasters. Two other roasters can be

sold, as well as some cases.

Library: The OMS display in the Santa Maria Library will

be up until August 31.

Breakfast: Bill Hood says that the breakfast will be at the

Hometown Buffet in Santa Maria at 8:30am on August

25th.

Show: Next month will be the windup of our Gem Show.

New Business:

The Parks and Rec form says we don’t have to pay until

the month before, but we always pay the week after our

show.

Carl Holloway invites us to put together any rock-themed

ornaments for sale at Holloway Farms. They will take

10% of the selling price.

Wes Lingerfelt reminded us that the Raffle report needs

to be filed by the end of August.

Wayne Mills said we need to look for officers for next

year. In September, we set up the committee and in

October, we start looking and recruiting people.

Our displays were very nice tonight. Sally Griffith had

some Polychrome Jasper and Mookaite. Jan and Stan

Ferguson had a lovely tiger eye Buddha. Jeannie and Jim

Beattie had a display called Imagination with some nice

slabs. Wayne Mills had a nice collection of Jaspers.

These included Poppy, Graveyard Point, Ocean and

Norneena. Thanks to everyone for such beautiful

displays.

President Sylvia Nasholm adjourned the meeting at 9:00

p.m.

Respectfully submitted:

Dyanna Cridelich, Secretary, OMS

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ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

Orcutt Mineral Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 106

Santa Maria, CA 93456-0106

OMS Calendar September 2018

Tues, Sept 4 7 to 8 pm

OMS Board Meeting, Nipomo Chamber of Commerce meeting room 239 W Tefft St, Nipomo, CA All members are welcome at this meeting

Tues, Sept 11 7 to 9 pm

General Meeting at Luis Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Av, Santa Maria, CA Program: Wes Lingerfelt Show Wrap-up Display: Your Treasures from the Show or collection

Sat, Sept 8 10 am

Graveside Services for Paul Berthelot Santa Maria Cemetery—New Area South West Corner of E Battles Rd and S College Dr

Sat, Sept 15 8 am

Highway Clean-up: Southeast Corner Hwy 101/166 East

Sat, Sept 22 8:30 am

OMS Monthly Breakfast: Country Kitchen, Santa Maria 1701 N. Broadway St, Santa Maria